Willa Sibert Cather (1873-1947) was an eminent American author.
Her other works include: O Pioneers! (1913), The Song of the Lark (1915), My Antonia (1918) and A Lost Lady (1923)..
She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1923 for One of Ours (1922).
For her novels she returned to the prairie for inspiration, and these works became popular and critical successes.
The latter publication serialized her first novel, Alexander\'s Bridge (1912), which was heavily influenced by Henry James.
Later, she became the managing editor in 1908.
She then moved to Pittsburgh, where she taught high school English and worked for Home Monthly, and eventually got a job offer from McClure\'s Magazine in New York City.
While there, she became a regular contributor to the Nebraska State Journal.
She insisted on attending college, so her family borrowed money so she could enroll at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
She spent her childhood in Red Cloud, Nebraska, the same town that has been made famous by her writing.
Willa Sibert Cather (1873-1947) was an eminent American author
